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App. Res. of Comp. Accepted Paper
Vol. 41, 2024 No. 12

IPv6 address fast scanning technology for dual-stack nodes based on host identifier association

Fang Yakai1
Zhang Liancheng2
Guo Yi2
Zhang Hongtao3
Cheng Lanxin2
Lin Bin1
1. School of Cyber Science & Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
2. College of Cyberspace Security, Information Engineering University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
3. Network Management Center, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
DOI: 10.19734/j.issn.1001-3695.2024.04.0152

Abstract

To enhance the privacy of user IPv6 addresses, Apple ecosystem operating system (including macOS, iOS, and iPadOS) nodes employ random interface identifiers and temporary IPv6 addresses. Moreover, the unique protocol support and firewall configurations of Apple's mobile terminal nodes contribute to the existing deficiencies in local link IPv6 address scanning technologies, characterized by low completeness of scanning results and a lack of support for mobile terminal nodes. To address the aforementioned issues, this paper proposes a novel technology named HSacn6, which is based on Host Identifier-Associated Dual-Stack Node IPv6 Address Rapid Scanning Technology. Initially, HScan6 conducts an Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) scan to identify active IPv4 addresses within the local network. Subsequently, it utilizes the Domain Name System Service Discovery (DNS-SD) protocol to retrieve the host identifiers associated with these active IPv4 addresses. Then, it employs the Multicast DNS (mDNS) protocol to obtain the IPv6 addresses associated with the host identifiers. Finally, using the error reporting function of Internet control message protocol version 6 (ICMPv6) , different global unicast addresses of the same host are classified to distinguish between permanent and temporary IPv6 global unicast addresses. To validate the effectiveness and advancement of the HScan6 technology, this study constructed a typical IPv6 local link environment comprising 4 desktop versions (macOS) and 6 mobile versions (iOS and iPadOS) of the Apple ecosystem operating system. In this network environment, HScan6 was compared with two dual-stack-associated IPv6 address scanning methods, LLMNR6 and LinkScan6, and 4 IPv6 address scanning scripts from the Nmap tool. The experimental results indicate that LLMNR6 and LinkScan6 were unable to effectively scan the IPv6 addresses of these nodes. In contrast, when compared with the 4 scripts from Nmap, HScan6 could additionally scan up to 20 IPv6 addresses, significantly enhancing the completeness of the IPv6 address scanning results. Moreover, concerning individual Apple ecosystem operating systems, HScan6 could detect an additional 1 to 2 global unicast IPv6 addresses.

Foundation Support

河南省重点研发与推广专项(科技攻关)项目(232102210135,212102310989)
河南省自然科学基金资助项目(242300421415)
河南省高等学校重点科研项目(22A520044)

Publish Information

DOI: 10.19734/j.issn.1001-3695.2024.04.0152
Publish at: Application Research of Computers Accepted Paper, Vol. 41, 2024 No. 12

Publish History

[2024-09-11] Accepted Paper

Cite This Article

方亚开, 张连成, 郭毅, 等. 基于主机标识符关联的双栈节点IPv6地址快速扫描技术 [J]. 计算机应用研究, 2024, 41 (12). (2024-09-11). https://doi.org/10.19734/j.issn.1001-3695.2024.04.0152. (Fang Yakai, Zhang Liancheng, Guo Yi, et al. IPv6 address fast scanning technology for dual-stack nodes based on host identifier association [J]. Application Research of Computers, 2024, 41 (12). (2024-09-11). https://doi.org/10.19734/j.issn.1001-3695.2024.04.0152. )

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